Approaches and Strategies Used by Secondary School Teachers for Social and Emotional Development in Remote Regions of Pakistan

Abstract

The study discloses the secondary school teachers’ approaches to addressing the student’s emotional and social development. The research employed qualitative research aspects such as interviews, observation, and document-based analysis, which were used for data collection using a purposive sampling technique in private schools in the study area. The professional needs of the teachers to deal with social or emotional problems and the strategies used to overcome them are both explored in the current research. Within the classroom, secondary school teachers deal with such students with group tasks by ensuring their self-respect, doing sports activities, and making the teacher a role model. The study further intensifies that the professionalism of teachers with proper training, inclusion of social and emotional concerns curriculum, support of management and an ideal teacher-student relationship is necessary to deal with such issues in a better way. By specifying the students with such issues and by using the strategies professionally, the social and emotional concerns among the students of secondary schools can be easily managed. The comprehension of students' social and emotional issues is inevitable for a conducive learning environment.